Maaßen is also a candidate
1. FC Kaiserslautern has released Dirk Schuster and Sascha Franz from their duties as head coach and assistant coach with immediate effect. The team has now been winless in the 2nd Bundesliga for five games (4 defeats, 1 draw) and has slipped to 11th place in the table. Information from the “KickerAccording to the traditional club, it has started talks with the former Stuttgart interim coach Michael Wimmer, and ex-Augsburg player Enrico Maaßen is also being traded.
“The FCK is reacting to the current sporting situation in the Palatinate by releasing the coaches. After an unsatisfactory second half of last season in terms of results, the team was able to start a positive series in the first third of the season, but overall the trends show an unsatisfactory development, so those responsible have decided to take this step,” says the statement Second division teams.
The fact that Lautern’s sports director Thomas Hengen does not shy away from radical decisions was already proven by hiring Schuster. Hengen had quickly used this for Marco Antwerp in May 2022 before the promotion relegation, after the team had previously lost three times in a row under his leadership and the return to the 2nd league threatened to fail in the last few meters.
With Schuster on the sidelines, the relegation mission against Dresden was a success, and in the first second division year since 2018, the Red Devils also finished in a decent 9th place. Victories such as those against HSV, Kiel, Hanover and Düsseldorf increased the euphoria at Betzenberg even back then. With eight games without a defeat between August and the beginning of October, the FCK has temporarily moved back into the group of promotion contenders this season – but since then there has only been one win on the record, the triumph in the DFB Cup against 1. FC Köln . Dem “Kicker“According to this, there have been repeated disagreements between Hengen and Schuster, particularly in the past few weeks, as a result of which the exemption has now taken place.
Flick, Magath & Co.: These German coaches are currently without a club
1. FC Kaiserslautern: Wimmer and Maaßen acted as successors
According to the paper, Wimmer, who was considered his successor, has been working for Austria Vienna since January 2023, narrowly missed qualifying for international business in the summer and is only in 8th place with the “Veilchen” after 15 match days, theoretically in the Bundesliga relegation round would lead (to the table). Overall, the 43-year-old Dingolfinger, whose coaching career began in the youth ranks of 1. FC Nürnberg and who has served as an assistant coach at both VfB and FC Augsburg in recent years, has one in the Austrian capital after 40 games Points average of 1.53 points.
In Stuttgart, despite a decent track record as an interim, Wimmer was not trusted to hold the position of head coach permanently. After seven games, he was ousted in December 2022 by veteran Bruno Labbadia, who in turn only lasted twelve games and was succeeded by Sebastian Hoeneß in spring 2023. Wimmer’s contract with Austria runs until 2025, and according to the magazine, initial discussions with FCK are already taking place.
Enrico Maaßen, who was fired from FC Augsburg at the beginning of October, is also said to be a candidate for Schuster’s successor. The 39-year-old had recently agreed with the Fuggerstadt team to terminate his contract so that he would be free and available.
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